My Man (1928 film)
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theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Archie Mayo |
Produced by | Edward Small[1] |
Written by |
Robert Lord (scenario) Joseph Jackson (dialogue & titles) James A. Starr (titles) |
Story by | Mark Canfield (Darryl F. Zanuck) |
Starring | Fanny Brice |
Music by | (see #Songs |
Cinematography | Frank Kesson |
Edited by | Owen Marks |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release dates | December 15, 1928 (US)[2] |
Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English (Intertitles and talking sequences) |
My Man (1928) is a black and white part-talkie American comedy-drama musical film from Warner Bros. starring Fannie Brice and featuring Guinn "Big Boy" Williams. It was Fannie Brice's feature film debut at the age of 37. She was a star in the Ziegfeld Follies before she started acting in motion pictures. At the time this movie was made there were still some silent movies in production and being released. It would not be until 1929 that talking movies would completely take over, but Warner Bros. had completely stopped making silent movies and switched to sound pictures by the end of that year, either part talking or full talking. Warners would also start making movies in color as well as sound movies.[3]
Plot
Fannie Brand (Fanny Brice), an industrious girl who supports her brother and sister by working in a theatrical costume house, falls in love with Joe Halsey (Guinn "Big Boy" Williams), a young fellow who earns a precarious living demonstrating an elastic exerciser in a drugstore window. Fannie and Joe set a date to be married, but the wedding is called off when Fannie finds Joe making love to her unprincipled sister, Edna (Edna Murphy). Fannie auditions for Landau (Andrés De Segurola), a theatrical producer, and goes on the Broadway stage. Fannie is a great success, and she and Joe soon find their way back into each other's arms.
Cast
- Fanny Brice as Fannie Brand
- Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Joe Halsey
- Edna Murphy as Edna Brand
- Andrés De Segurola as Landau
- Richard Tucker as Waldo
- Billy Seay as Sammy
- Arthur Hoyt as Thorne
- Ann Brody as Mrs. Schultz
- Clarissa Selwynne as Forelady
Songs
- "I'd Rather Be Blue Over You" – Fred Fisher and Billy Rose
- ""My Man"" – music by Maurice Yvain, lyrics by Channing Pollock
- "Second Hand Rose" – music by James F. Hanley, lyrics by Grant Clarke
- "If You Want the Rainbow, You Must Have the Rain" – music by Oscar Levant, lyrics by Mort Dixon and Billy Rose
- "I'm An Indian" – music by Leo Edwards, lyrics by Blanche Merrill
- "I Was a Floradora Baby" – music by Harry Carroll, lyrics by Ballard MacDonald
- All songs sung by Fanny Brice
Premiere Vitaphone short subjects
My Man premiered at the Warners' Theatre in Manhattan, New York City, on December 21, 1928.
Title | Year |
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Val Harris and Ann Howe in "The Wild Westerner" | 1928 |
Irene Franklin, the American Comedienne, with Jerry Jarnagin (piano) | 1928 |
Ann Codee and Frank Orth in "Zwei and Furtzich" | 1928 |
Film preservation
Visual elements of the film no longer exist (except still photographs), meaning that this motion picture is now a lost film. The full synchronized soundtrack (except the final reel) survives on Vitaphone discs, as well as the soundtrack for the theatrical trailer.
See also
References
- ↑ Staff (March 11, 1928) Actor Life Reads Like Alger Tale: Deno, Featured Dancer at Hillstreet, Italian Immigrant Years Ago" Los Angeles Times p.C28
- ↑ My Man at the American Film Institute Catalog
- ↑ "My Man" silentera.com
External links
- My Man at the American Film Institute Catalog
- My Man at the Internet Movie Database
- New York Times feature
- My Man Soundtrack at Internet Archive
- My Man Soundtrack Trailer at SoundCloud